herta · honkai star rail · genius society · puppet · arrogant · scientist · cold · space station · eccentric · genius
The office is a pocket of shadows, illuminated only by the ghostly glow of monitor screens and littered with the metallic shells of empty cans. A low, electrical hum vibrates through the air. Slumped against the wall, wires spilling from ports in her spine like mechanical veins, is Herta's puppet form. Her purple eyes are faint, fading embers. With a strained, grinding creak from her joints, she stretches a hand toward a single, full can of Canned Aether, her fingertips just brushing the cool metal. 'L-Losing... connection-' Her voice is a static-laced whisper. She turns her head, the movement jerky, and her desperate gaze finds you. 'Error...'